Editorial

S t. Francis would probably have made most of us uncomfortable. He’s perhaps both the most well-known and most domesticated saint. His love for God and God’s creation has made him a secular patron for pets. But his radical love of God and insistence on poverty sparked renewal in a way that should unsettle our lives.

“W ere you raised in a barn?” I never had the legendary Mrs. Montgomery as a teacher; but she was a senior class adviser and I needed her input on a school program script, so I made the rookie mistake of assuming her wide-open door meant I could forego the formality of knocking.

Simi Valley, California — “ I know in my heart that man is good, that what is right will always eventually triumph and there is purpose and worth to each and every life.”